Posting of Workers: Commission discusses concerns of national Parliaments

The European Commission adopted on 20 July 2016 a Communication re-examining its proposal for a revision of the Posting of Workers Directive, in the context of the subsidiarity control mechanism that several national parliaments had triggered back in May. The Commission concluded that the proposal for a revision of the Directive does not constitute a breach of the subsidiarity principle.

The targeted reform of the Directive was first proposed in March 2016 by the Commission, and since then several national provided reasoned opinions, each with different conclusions. The revision of this Directive introduces changes in three main areas: remuneration of posted workers, rules on temporary agency workers, and long-term posting.

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ESO: Background information: Posting of Workers Directive http://www.europeansources.info/record/posting-of-workers-directive/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/16/2598, 20.07.16: Commissioner Thyssen's speech on the Commission decision to maintain its proposal for a revision of the Posting of Workers Directive http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-16-2598_en.htm

ESO: Background information: The revision of the Posted Workers Directive: towards a sufficient policy adjustment? http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-revision-of-the-posted-workers-directive-towards-a-sufficient-policy-adjustment/

EUObserver, 20.07.16: Eastern EU states lose battle on workers' pay https://euobserver.com/economic/134433

Euronews, 20.07.16: EU refuses to budge on equal pay for EU workers 'posted' to another country http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/20/eu-refuses-to-budge-on-equal-pay-for-eu-workers-posted-to-another-country

EurActiv, 20.07.16: [Opinion] A ‘yellow card’ and the damage done http://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/opinion/a-yellow-card-and-the-damage-done/

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EUObserver, 22.07.16: EU failed to learn lesson from Brexit, Poland says https://euobserver.com/economic/134458

EurActiv, 01.12.16: Parliament bids to reconcile East and West over posted workers http://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/news/parliament-bids-to-reconcile-east-and-west-over-posted-workers/

EurActiv, 17.03.17: Molière clause threatens to sink posted workers reform http://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/moliere-clause-threatens-to-sink-posted-workers-reform/

EUObserver, 24.03.17: MEPs set out to give posted workers equal pay https://euobserver.com/social/137356

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